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BREAKING NEWS Duke March Madness star Khaman Maluach faces possible deportation after Marco Rubio's tweet By JAKE FENNER Published: 04:29, 6 April 2025 | Updated: 04:34, 6 April 2025 e-mail View comments A brewing political situation involving the United States and South Sudan could have a major effect on the Final Four as a star for Duke University faces potential deportation. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced in a tweet on Saturday afternoon that his department would be 'taking actions to revoke all visas held by South Sudanese passport holders and to restrict any further issuance to prevent entry into the United States, effective immediately.' Rubio stated the reason for this is due to 'the failure of South Sudan's transitional government to accept the return of its repatriated citizens in a timely manner.
' This could effect Duke University's men's basketball team because their starting freshman center, Khaman Maluach, is from South Sudan. Duke spokespeople told Brendan Marks of The Athletic that they had 'no comment on the situation at this time'. Rubio is an alumnus of the University of Florida .
On Saturday night, the Florida Gators men's basketball team clinched a spot in the national championship game . It's unclear if Maluach is in the United States on a South Sudanese visa or if he may have citizenship in another country. The statement from the State Department earlier in the day read, 'It is time for the Transitional Government of South Sudan to stop taking advantage of the United States.
Enforcing our nation's immigration laws is critically important to the national security and public safety of the United States. 'Every country must accept the return of its citizens in a timely manner when another country, including the United States, seeks to remove them.' MORE TO FOLLOW.
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